Top Tweets for #AACuser

3 months ago

We attended the National Federation of the Blind’s tenBroek Disability Law Symposium. Our Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy Sam Crane presented on #SupportedDecisionMaking alongside #AACUser and SDM advocate Otto Lana, DREDF’s Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and the ACLU’s Britt Belwine. [Image: At the tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Sam Crane, Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and Britt Belwine stand by fellow presenter Otto Lana who is seated at a conference table with his AAC device in front of him.]

Communica1st's tweet photo. We attended the National Federation of the Blind’s tenBroek Disability Law Symposium. Our Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy Sam Crane presented on #SupportedDecisionMaking alongside #AACUser and SDM advocate Otto Lana, DREDF’s Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and the ACLU’s Britt Belwine.

[Image: At the tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, Sam Crane, Ayesha Elaine Lewis, and Britt Belwine stand by fellow presenter Otto Lana who is seated at a conference table with his AAC device in front of him.]

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4 months ago

CommunicationFIRST Program Associate Ren Koloni shares their experience in graduate school as a multiply #disabled #AACUser. Ren discusses #access for our community and their research on #ableism in medical settings: https://t.co/LD8usCZz3B. [Image: Headshot of Ren Koloni accompanied by a quote. It says, “We are bursting with curiosity, opinions, thoughts, ideas, and wisdom. We enrich the exchange of knowledge. Without us, the conversation will always be missing something crucial.” Ren’s name and the CommunicationFIRST logo are below their quote.]

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6 months ago

Wiki Education gave a shout-out to our Board Director Pancho Ramirez for his work filling in #disability content gaps on Wikipedia: https://t.co/Qf33K5atgl. He is an #AACUser who communicates using an airmouse or a laser pointer and letter board. [Image: A generative AI illustration of Pancho Ramirez smiling. He sits in a wheelchair with a robotic arm and a phone attached at each side, and wears a CommunicationFIRST shirt.]

Communica1st's tweet photo. Wiki Education gave a shout-out to our Board Director Pancho Ramirez for his work filling in #disability content gaps on Wikipedia: https://t.co/Qf33K5atgl. He is an #AACUser who communicates using an airmouse or a laser pointer and letter board.

[Image: A generative AI illustration of Pancho Ramirez smiling. He sits in a wheelchair with a robotic arm and a phone attached at each side, and wears a CommunicationFIRST shirt.]

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6 months ago

#DisabilityAdvocate, #AACUser, & fashionista, Marisa Conners, says her Medicaid HCBS waiver ensures her “needs & preferences are respected,” & it enables her to advocate & create in ways that align with her communication style. Learn how in her guest blog. https://t.co/TwUmWxBpPd [Image: Marisa Conners wears a sparkling pink formal dress & poses in front of a background filled with golden lights, stars, & orbs.]

Communica1st's tweet photo. #DisabilityAdvocate, #AACUser, & fashionista, Marisa Conners, says her Medicaid HCBS waiver ensures her “needs & preferences are respected,” & it enables her to advocate & create in ways that align with her communication style. Learn how in her guest blog. https://t.co/TwUmWxBpPd

[Image: Marisa Conners wears a sparkling pink formal dress & poses in front of a background filled with golden lights, stars, & orbs.]

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7 months ago

Representation is vital to #inclusion. That’s why we’re thrilled to see a Barbie #AACUser! Barbie and our colleagues at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network teamed up to create this #autistic Barbie who uses a pink AAC device, noise-canceling headphones, and a fidget. [Image: A Barbie in a purple and white striped dress wears pink headphones and holds a pink AAC device. She holds a pink fidget in the other hand.]

Communica1st's tweet photo. Representation is vital to #inclusion. That’s why we’re thrilled to see a Barbie #AACUser! Barbie and our colleagues at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network teamed up to create this #autistic Barbie who uses a pink AAC device, noise-canceling headphones, and a fidget.

[Image: A Barbie in a purple and white striped dress wears pink headphones and holds a pink AAC device. She holds a pink fidget in the other hand.]

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9 months ago

We love showcasing our community in our #VisibleAAC photo bank. Any #AACUser who wants to share a photo of yourself &/or your #AAC, email [email protected] with PHOTOS in the subject line, or you can hashtag #VisibleAAC if you post. You may appear in our comms efforts! [Image: Bob Williams (@rrw1957) sits at the head of the Roosevelt Room conference table in the White House with his AAC device mounted on his power chair. He is laughing along with President Obama, Attorney General Holder, & other disability leaders. Above this photo is the CommunicationFIRST logo, & below it is the text: Because communication is a human right.]

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10 months ago

It’s #AACawarenesMonth and I’m writing 26 blogs to share over the month. Do you have any questions about AAC? Anything at all. No questions are silly questions. #AACuser #AAC

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over 1 year ago

pt 1 - about being a semispeaking system and forcing speech. we are slowly burning out. we are gonna go to majority AAC usage were tired of suffering for the comfort of other #autism #autistic #aac #aacuser

lilgermcore's tweet photo. pt 1 - about being a semispeaking system and forcing speech. we are slowly burning out. we are gonna go to majority AAC usage were tired of suffering for the comfort of other
#autism #autistic #aac #aacuser https://t.co/A7D32nxfIU

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over 1 year ago

old art | AAC art with our OC Moon (they/it) we are AAC users - HoneyLily #autism #autismart #aacart #aacuser #aacuserart #oc #ocart

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over 1 year ago

Have you contributed to our #VisibleAAC photo bank? If you are an #AACUser with a great photo of yourself &/or your #AAC, email it to [email protected] with “PHOTOS” in the subject line! On photos you post, you can tag us in a comment & include the hashtag, #VisibleAAC. [Image: A smiling teacher places her arm around her student’s shoulder. The young boy, who is an AAC user, happily points to his t-shirt. He and his teacher are wearing CommunicationFIRST t-shirts that read “Speech does not make someone more human.”]

Communica1st's tweet photo. Have you contributed to our #VisibleAAC photo bank? If you are an #AACUser with a great photo of yourself &/or your #AAC, email it to info@communicationfirst.org with “PHOTOS” in the subject line! On photos you post, you can tag us in a comment & include the hashtag, #VisibleAAC.

[Image: A smiling teacher places her arm around her student’s shoulder. The young boy, who is an AAC user, happily points to his t-shirt. He and his teacher are wearing CommunicationFIRST t-shirts that read “Speech does not make someone more human.”]

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over 1 year ago

In this post I share more about how I’m setting up my new AAC device and programmes/apps. #AAC #AACuser #Disabled #Autism #Tourettes #Schizophrenia #Communication #DisabledBlogger https://t.co/n4an4XkEHp

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over 1 year ago

A new post about my new AAC setup. Have a read for my excitement over some fab aspects of my new set up. #AAC #AACuser #Disabled #Autistic #Tourettes #Schizoaffective #Schizophrenia #Schizophrenic #Blog #DisabledBlogger https://t.co/TIQrnz18rc

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almost 2 years ago

I wrote a blog post about why I am an AAC user and some dos and don’ts re AAC. #AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #AACacceptanceMonth #Disabled #Blogger #DisabledBlogger https://t.co/zo6URcHBnh

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almost 2 years ago

I love my AAC devices. And I’m all good being an AAC user. But it can be very frustrating at times when people ignore you or don’t think AAC is a valid voice. #AAC #AACuser #AACawarenessMonth #AACacceptanceMonth

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almost 2 years ago

A video that shows me using switch scanning on my new AAC. I press a big red button to start the scanning. and press it again when on the correct row and again when on the correct button. The video audio is my vocal tics and I say ‘hi everyone’ at the end. #AAC #AACuser

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almost 2 years ago

So yes I am an AAC user due to Autism Tourette’s Schizophrenia End/ #AAC #AACuser #AACacceptanceMonth #AACawarenessMonth

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almost 2 years ago

thread 🧵 why I am an AAC user It seems for a lot of people who I know are AAC users there is a single reason they’re an AAC user And their reason for using AAC is often understood in terms that it makes sense to others 1/ #AAC #AACuser #AACacceptanceMonth #AACawarenessMonth

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almost 2 years ago

On the way home with my new AAC device and bits (more bits than I thought. lol) Went well. A few technical issues but they were sorted by the tech people. Excited to get home and play with it and edit it etc. #AAC #AACuser #AACacceptanceMonth #AACawarenessMonth

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